Introduced Version
HOUSE BILL No. 1222
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 12-7-2; IC 12-9-1-3; IC 12-9-5-3;
IC 12-11-1.1-1; IC 12-12.5; IC 12-13-6-1; IC 12-17.2-5.
Synopsis: Various FSSA matters. Allows the family and social
services administration to deny or revoke child care home licensing
based on a household member having one of certain specified criminal
convictions. Removes the school year only requirements for class I
child care homes. Reassigns the responsibilities from the bureau of
quality improvement services to the bureau of developmental
disabilities services. Eliminates the bureau of quality improvement
services and removes the remaining empty article from the Indiana
Code. Renames the bureau of child care as the office of early childhood
and out of school learning. Makes conforming amendments.
Effective: July 1, 2022.
Ziemke
January 6, 2022, read first time and referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human
Affairs.
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Second Regular Session of the 122nd General Assembly (2022)
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HOUSE BILL No. 1222
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
human services.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. IC 12-7-2-24, AS AMENDED BY P.L.1-2007,
2 SECTION 104, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
3 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 24. "Bureau" means the following:
4 (1) For purposes of IC 12-10, the bureau of aging and in-home
5 services established by IC 12-10-1-1.
6 (2) For purposes of IC 12-11, the bureau of developmental
7 disabilities services established by IC 12-11-1.1-1.
8 (3) For purposes of IC 12-12, the rehabilitation services bureau of
9 the division of disability and rehabilitative services established by
10 IC 12-12-1-1.
11 (4) For purposes of IC 12-12.5, the bureau of quality
12 improvement services established by IC 12-12.5-1-1.
13 SECTION 2. IC 12-7-2-33.7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.197-2011,
14 SECTION 38, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
15 JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 33.7. (a) As used in this chapter, "class I child
16 care home" means a child care home that serves any combination of
17 full-time and part-time children, not to exceed at any one (1) time
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1 twelve (12) children plus three (3) children during the school year only
2 who are enrolled in at least full-day kindergarten. Except as provided
3 in IC 12-17.2-5-6.3(b), the addition of three (3) school age children
4 may not occur during a break in the school year that exceeds four (4)
5 weeks.
6 (b) A child:
7 (1) for whom a provider of care in the child care home is a parent,
8 stepparent, guardian, custodian, or other relative and who is at
9 least seven (7) years of age; or
10 (2) who is at least fourteen (14) years of age and does not require
11 child care;
12 shall not be counted in determining whether the child care home is
13 within the limit set forth in subsection (a).
14 SECTION 3. IC 12-7-2-69, AS AMENDED BY P.L.85-2017,
15 SECTION 47, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
16 JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 69. (a) "Division", except as provided in
17 subsections (b) and (c), refers to any of the following:
18 (1) The division of disability and rehabilitative services
19 established by IC 12-9-1-1.
20 (2) The division of aging established by IC 12-9.1-1-1.
21 (3) The division of family resources established by IC 12-13-1-1.
22 (4) The division of mental health and addiction established by
23 IC 12-21-1-1.
24 (b) The term refers to the following:
25 (1) For purposes of the following statutes, the division of
26 disability and rehabilitative services established by IC 12-9-1-1:
27 (A) IC 12-9.
28 (B) IC 12-11.
29 (C) IC 12-12.
30 (D) IC 12-12.5.
31 (E) (D) IC 12-12.7.
32 (F) (E) IC 12-28-5.
33 (2) For purposes of the following statutes, the division of aging
34 established by IC 12-9.1-1-1:
35 (A) IC 12-9.1.
36 (B) IC 12-10.
37 (C) IC 12-10.5.
38 (3) For purposes of the following statutes, the division of family
39 resources established by IC 12-13-1-1:
40 (A) IC 12-13.
41 (B) IC 12-14.
42 (C) IC 12-15.
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1 (D) IC 12-16.
2 (E) IC 12-17.2.
3 (F) IC 12-18.
4 (G) IC 12-19.
5 (H) IC 12-20.
6 (4) For purposes of the following statutes, the division of mental
7 health and addiction established by IC 12-21-1-1:
8 (A) IC 12-21.
9 (B) IC 12-22.
10 (C) IC 12-23.
11 (D) IC 12-25.
12 (c) With respect to a particular state institution, the term refers to
13 the division whose director has administrative control of and
14 responsibility for the state institution.
15 (d) For purposes of IC 12-24, IC 12-26, and IC 12-27, the term
16 refers to the division whose director has administrative control of and
17 responsibility for the appropriate state institution.
18 SECTION 4. IC 12-9-1-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.210-2015,
19 SECTION 14, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
20 JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 3. The division consists of the following bureaus:
21 (1) The rehabilitation services bureau established by
22 IC 12-12-1-1.
23 (2) The bureau of developmental disabilities services established
24 by IC 12-11-1.1-1.
25 (3) The bureau of quality improvement services established by
26 IC 12-12.5-1-1.
27 (4) (3) The bureau of child development services established by
28 IC 12-12.7-1-1.
29 SECTION 5. IC 12-9-5-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.1-2007,
30 SECTION 116, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
31 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 3. The division shall administer the
32 following programs:
33 (1) Programs established under any of the following statutes:
34 (A) This article.
35 (B) IC 12-11.
36 (C) IC 12-12.
37 (D) IC 12-12.5.
38 (E) (D) IC 12-12.7.
39 (2) Programs under the following statutes, to the extent the
40 division has responsibilities for programs under those statutes:
41 (A) IC 12-24.
42 (B) IC 12-26.
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1 (C) IC 12-27.
2 (D) IC 12-28.
3 (E) IC 12-29.
4 (3) Supported employment for a person with developmental
5 disabilities.
6 (4) Epilepsy service centers program.
7 (5) Epilepsy clinic program.
8 (6) Medicaid waivers for in-home services for treatment of
9 developmental disabilities.
10 SECTION 6. IC 12-11-1.1-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.210-2015,
11 SECTION 21, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
12 JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 1. (a) The bureau of developmental disabilities
13 services is established within the division.
14 (b) The bureau shall plan, coordinate, and administer the provision
15 of individualized, integrated community based services for individuals
16 with a developmental disability and their families, within the limits of
17 available resources. The planning and delivery of services must be
18 based on future plans of the individual with a developmental disability
19 rather than on traditional determinations of eligibility for discrete
20 services, with an emphasis on the preferences of the individual with a
21 developmental disability and that individual's family.
22 (c) Services for individuals with a developmental disability must be
23 services that meet the following conditions:
24 (1) Are provided under public supervision.
25 (2) Are designed to meet the developmental needs of individuals
26 with a developmental disability.
27 (3) Meet all required state and federal standards.
28 (4) Are provided by qualified personnel.
29 (5) To the extent appropriate, are provided in home and
30 community based settings in which individuals without
31 disabilities participate.
32 (6) Are provided in conformity with a service plan developed
33 under IC 12-11-2.1-2.
34 (d) The bureau shall approve entities to provide community based
35 services and supports as follows:
36 (1) Beginning July 1, 2011, the bureau shall ensure that an entity
37 approved to provide day services, identified day habilitation,
38 including facility based or community based habilitation,
39 prevocational services, or employment services under home and
40 community based services waivers is accredited by an approved
41 national accrediting body described in subsection (j).
42 (2) Beginning July 1, 2012, the bureau shall ensure that an entity
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1 approved to provide residential habilitation and support services
2 under home and community based services waivers is accredited
3 by an approved national accrediting body. However, if an entity
4 is accredited to provide home and community based services
5 under subdivision (1) other than residential habilitation and
6 support services, the bureau may extend the time that the entity
7 has to comply with this subdivision until the earlier of the
8 following:
9 (A) The completion of the entity's next scheduled accreditation
10 survey.
11 (B) July 1, 2015.
12 (e) Subject to subsection (k), the bureau shall initially approve,
13 reapprove, and monitor community based residential, habilitation, and
14 employment service providers that provide alternatives to placement of
15 individuals with a developmental disability in state institutions and
16 health facilities licensed under IC 16-28 for individuals with a
17 developmental disability. The services must simulate, to the extent
18 feasible, patterns and conditions of everyday life that are as close as
19 possible to the conditions in which individuals without disabilities
20 participate. The community based service categories include the
21 following:
22 (1) Supervised group living programs, which serve at least four
23 (4) individuals and not more than eight (8) individuals, are funded
24 by Medicaid, and are licensed by the division.
25 (2) Supported living service arrangements to meet the unique
26 needs of individuals in integrated settings. Supported living
27 service arrangements providing residential services may not serve
28 more than four (4) unrelated individuals in any one (1) setting.
29 However, a program that:
30 (A) is in existence on January 1, 2013, as a supervised group
31 living program described in subdivision (1); and
32 (B) has more than four (4) individuals residing as part of the
33 program;
34 may convert to a supported living service arrangement under this
35 subdivision and continue to provide services to up to the same
36 number of individuals in the supported living setting.
37 (f) To the extent that services described in subsection (e) are
38 available and meet the individual's needs, an individual is entitled to
39 receive services in the least restrictive environment possible.
40 (g) Community based services under subsection (e)(1) or (e)(2)
41 must consider the needs of and provide choices and options for:
42 (1) individuals with a developmental disability; and
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1 (2) families of individuals with a developmental disability.
2 (h) The bureau shall administer a system of service coordination to
3 carry out this chapter.
4 (i) The bureau may issue orders under IC 4-21.5-3-6 against a
5 provider that violates rules issued by the bureau for programs in which
6 the provider is providing services in accordance with section 11 of this
7 chapter.
8 (j) For purposes of subsections (d) and (k), "approved national
9 accrediting body" means any of the following:
10 (1) The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
11 (CARF), or its successor.
12 (2) The Council on Quality and Leadership In Supports for People
13 with Disabilities, or its successor.
14 (3) The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare
15 Organizations (JCAHO), or its successor.
16 (4) The ISO-9001 human services QA system.
17 (5) The Council on Accreditation, or its successor.
18 (6) An independent national accreditation organization approved
19 by the secretary.
20 (k) An entity that is accredited by an approved national accrediting
21 body is not subject to reapproval surveys or routine monitoring surveys
22 by the division or bureau, or bureau of quality improvement services,
23 including any reapproval survey under a home and community based
24 services waiver. However, the bureau may perform validation surveys
25 and complaint investigations of an entity accredited by an approved
26 national accrediting body.
27 (l) The bureau shall monitor services provided by the following:
28 (1) An entity that provides services to an individual with funds
29 provided by the bureau or under the authority of the bureau.
30 (2) An entity that has entered into a provider agreement
31 under IC 12-15-11 to provide Medicaid in-home waiver
32 services.
33 (m) The bureau shall establish and administer a complaint
34 process for the following:
35 (1) An individual who receives services from an entity with
36 funds provided through the bureau or under the authority of
37 the bureau.
38 (2) An entity that has entered into a provider agreement
39 under IC 12-15-11 to provide Medicaid in-home waiver
40 services.
41 SECTION 7. IC 12-12.5 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
42 2022]. (QUALITY IMPROVEMENT SERVICES).
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1 SECTION 8. IC 12-13-6-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.210-2015,
2 SECTION 33, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
3 JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 1. The following bureaus are established within
4 the division:
5 (1) A bureau of child care. An office of early childhood and out
6 of school learning.
7 (2) A bureau of economic independence.
8 SECTION 9. IC 12-17.2-5-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.156-2020,
9 SECTION 59, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
10 JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 4. (a) The following constitute sufficient grounds
11 for a denial of a license application:
12 (1) A determination by the department of child services
13 established by IC 31-25-1-1 of child abuse or neglect (as defined
14 in IC 31-9-2-14) by:
15 (A) the applicant;
16 (B) a member of the applicant's household;
17 (C) an employee of the applicant who may be present on the
18 premises of the child care home during operating hours of the
19 child care home; or
20 (D) a volunteer of the applicant who may be present on the
21 premises of the child care home during operating hours of the
22 child care home.
23 (2) A criminal conviction of the applicant, or an employee or
24 volunteer of the applicant who may be present on the premises of
25 the child care home during operating hours of the child care
26 home, or a member of the applicant's household, of any of the
27 following:
28 (A) A felony:
29 (i) related to the health or safety of a child;
30 (ii) that is a sex offense (as defined in IC 11-8-8-5.2);
31 (iii) that is a dangerous felony; or
32 (iv) that is not a felony otherwise described in items (i)
33 through (iii), and less than ten (10) years have elapsed from
34 the date the person was discharged from probation,
35 imprisonment, or parole, whichever discharge date is latest.
36 (B) A misdemeanor related to the health or safety of a child.
37 (C) A misdemeanor for operating a child care center without
38 a license under IC 12-17.2-4-35, or a substantially similar
39 offense committed in another jurisdiction if the offense is
40 directly or indirectly related to jeopardizing the health or
41 safety of a child.
42 (D) A misdemeanor for operating a child care home without a
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1 license under section 35 of this chapter, or a substantially
2 similar offense committed in another jurisdiction if the offense
3 is directly or indirectly related to jeopardizing the health or
4 safety of a child.
5 (3) A determination by the division that the applicant made false
6 statements in the applicant's application for licensure.
7 (4) A determination by the division that the applicant made false
8 statements in the records required by the division.
9 (5) A determination by the division that the applicant previously
10 operated a:
11 (A) child care center without a license under IC 12-17.2-4; or
12 (B) child care home without a license under this chapter.
13 (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2), if:
14 (1) a license application is denied due to a criminal conviction of:
15 (A) an employee or a volunteer of the applicant; or
16 (B) a member of the applicant's household; and
17 (2) the division determines that the:
18 (A) employee or volunteer has been dismissed by the
19 applicant; or
20 (B) member of the applicant's household is no longer a
21 member of the applicant's household;
22 the criminal conviction of the former employee, former volunteer, or
23 former member does not require denial of a license application.
24 SECTION 10. IC 12-17.2-5-6.3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.162-2005,
25 SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
26 JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 6.3. (a) To qualify for a license to operate a class
27 I child care home under this chapter, a person must do the following:
28 (1) Provide documentation to the division that the licensee has
29 received a high school diploma or a high school equivalency
30 certificate as described in IC 12-14-5-2.
31 (2) Provide documentation to the division that the licensee:
32 (A) has completed;
33 (B) is enrolled in; or
34 (C) agrees to complete within the next three (3) years;
35 a child development associate credential program or a similar
36 program approved by the division.
37 (3) Complete the training course taught or approved by the
38 division concerning safe sleeping practices for a child within the
39 person's care as described in IC 12-17.2-2-1(10).
40 The division may grant a waiver or variance of the requirement under
41 subdivision (2).
42 (b) A class I child care home may serve a three (3) school age child
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1 during a break in the school year that exceeds four (4) weeks children
2 under IC 12-7-2-33.7 if the child care home meets the following
3 conditions: are met:
4 (1) The school age child:
5 (A) was in the home part time during the four (4) months
6 preceding the break; or
7 (B) has a sibling attending the child care home.
8 (2) The child care home meets the following requirements:
9 (A) (1) Provides at least thirty-five (35) square feet for each child.
10 (B) (2) Maintains the child to staff ratio required under rules
11 adopted by the division for each age group of children in
12 attendance.
13 (C) Provides age appropriate toys, games, equipment, and
14 activities for each age group of children enrolled.
15 (D) If the licensee does not reside in the child care home, the
16 child care home has:
17 (i) at least two (2) exits that comply with the exit
18 requirements for an E-3 building occupancy classification
19 under the Indiana building code adopted by the fire
20 prevention and building safety commission; and
21 (ii) (3) Has an illuminated exit sign over each required exit or
22 emergency lighting for each required exit.
23 (3) The licensee for the child care home has maintained a class I
24 child care home license for at least twelve (12) children:
25 (A) for at least one (1) year; and
26 (B) without any citations for noncompliance.
27 SECTION 11. IC 12-17.2-5-6.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.145-2006,
28 SECTION 101, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
29 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 6.5. (a) To qualify for a license to
30 operate a class II child care home under this chapter, a person must do
31 the following:
32 (1) Provide all child care services on the first story of the child
33 care home unless the class II child care home meets the
34 exceptions to the first story requirements contained in the Indiana
35 building code adopted by the fire prevention and building safety
36 commission in effect at the time the class II child care home
37 provider applies for licensure.
38 (2) Provide a smoke detection system that is:
39 (A) hard wired to the building's electrical system; and
40 (B) wired in a manner that activates all of the detector devices
41 in the building when one (1) detector device is activated.
42 (3) Provide a fire extinguisher in each room that is used to
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1 provide child care services.
2 (4) Meet:
3 (A) the exit requirements for an E-3 building occupancy
4 classification under the Indiana building code adopted by the
5 fire prevention and building safety commission, except for any
6 illumination requirements, in effect at the time the class II
7 child care home provider initially applies for licensure; and
8 (B) the illumination requirements established in section
9 6.3(b)(2)(D) 6.3(b)(3) of this chapter.
10 (5) Provide a minimum of thirty-five (35) square feet for each
11 child.
12 (6) Conduct fire drills required under article 37 of the Indiana fire
13 prevention code adopted by the fire prevention and building
14 safety commission in effect at the time the class II child care
15 home provider applies for licensure.
16 (7) Apply for a license before July 1, 1996, or after June 30, 2001.
17 (8) Comply with rules adopted by the division of family resources
18 for class II child care homes.
19 (9) Complete the training course taught or approved by the
20 division concerning safe sleeping practices for a child within the
21 person's care as described in IC 12-17.2-2-1(10).
22 (b) To qualify for a license to operate a class II child care home
23 under this chapter, a person, before applying for the license, must have:
24 (1) a class I child care home license; or
25 (2) at least one (1) year of experience as a caregiver in a child
26 care home or child care center.
27 SECTION 12. IC 12-17.2-5-32, AS AMENDED BY P.L.121-2020,
28 SECTION 9, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
29 JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 32. (a) The following constitute sufficient grounds
30 for revocation of a license:
31 (1) A determination by the department of child services of child
32 abuse or neglect (as defined in IC 31-9-2-14) by:
33 (A) the licensee;
34 (B) a member of the licensee's household;
35 (C) an employee of the licensee who may be present on the
36 premises of the child care home during operating hours of the
37 child care home; or
38 (D) a volunteer of the licensee who may be present on the
39 premises of the child care home during operating hours of the
40 child care home.
41 (2) A criminal conviction of the licensee, or an employee or
42 volunteer of the licensee who may be present on the premises of
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1 the child care home during operating hours of the child care
2 home, or a member of the licensee's household of any of the
3 following:
4 (A) A felony:
5 (i) related to the health or safety of a child;
6 (ii) that is a sex offense (as defined in IC 11-8-8-5.2);
7 (iii) that is a dangerous felony; or
8 (iv) that is not a felony otherwise described in items (i)
9 through (iii), and less than ten (10) years have elapsed from
10 the date the person was discharged from probation,
11 imprisonment, or parole, whichever discharge date is latest.
12 (B) A misdemeanor related to the health or safety of a child.
13 (C) A misdemeanor for operating a child care center without
14 a license under IC 12-17.2-4-35, or a substantially similar
15 offense committed in another jurisdiction if the offense is
16 directly or indirectly related to jeopardizing the health or
17 safety of a child.
18 (D) A misdemeanor for operating a child care home without a
19 license under section 35 of this chapter, or a substantially
20 similar offense committed in another jurisdiction if the offense
21 is directly or indirectly related to jeopardizing the health or
22 safety of a child.
23 (3) A determination by the division that the licensee made false
24 statements in the licensee's application for licensure.
25 (4) A determination by the division that the licensee made false
26 statements in the records required by the division.
27 (5) A determination by the division that the licensee previously
28 operated a:
29 (A) child care center without a license under IC 12-17.2-4; or
30 (B) child care home without a license under this chapter.
31 (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2), if:
32 (1) a license is revoked due to a criminal conviction of:
33 (A) an employee or a volunteer of the licensee's; or
34 (B) a resident of the licensee's household; and
35 (2) the division determines that the:
36 (A) employee or volunteer has been dismissed by the licensee;
37 or
38 (B) member of the licensee's household is no longer a member
39 of the licensee's household;
40 the criminal conviction of the former employee, former volunteer, or
41 former member does not require revocation of a license.
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